The State Board of Education is taking on an overhaul of the social studies curriculum that had been delayed by a split over Texas history.

Thomas Alter is the second professor in the state to be terminated for allegedly violating university policy after a video was posted on social media.

A Texas State University history professor has been fired after being accused of calling for political violence after a video of him speaking at a socialism conference was posted on social media.

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Educators worry the plan will deemphasize topics like world geography, history and cultures. The board aims to vote on what specific content social studies lessons will include by next summer.

The policy continuation follows a contentious year of legal back and forth between fair officials and the city of Dallas, with the state, after Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit over the gun ban policy, alleging the weapons ban was unlawful because it was on government-owned property.

The decision by Texas State University marks the second termination of a Texas public university professor for views unpopular to conservatives after direct political pressure to do so.

Last year's updated policy landed the State Fair of Texas and Dallas in the crosshairs of Attorney General Ken Paxton.